Delayed neutrophil apoptosis in very early rheumatoid arthritis patients is abrogated by methotrexate therapy

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 885-887

  Weinmann, Pamela ^a   Moura, Rita A ^a   Caetano Lopes, Joana R ^a   Pereira, Patrícia A ^a   Canhão, Helena ^a,b   Queiroz, Mário Viana ^b   Fonseca, João Eurico ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Methotrexate; Neutrophils; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; CD64 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; DNA; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METHOTREXATE; NEUTROPHILS; PREDNISONE;

EID: 38649095676     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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